About
Aseman is a PhD student focusing on 19th- and early 20th-century Iranian visual culture, particularly Qajar-era material. Her research explores artistic exchanges between Qajar Iran and Europe, and how these encounters shaped evolving ideals of beauty, fashion, and performance. She has produced video essays on topics such as the evolution of Persian dance based on visual culture, the Iranian tradition of aineh-kari (mirror work), and Islamic manuscripts at the University of Michigan’s Hatcher Library. She also serves as the administrative assistant for Khamseen - Islamic Art History Online.
Prior to joining the University of Michigan as a doctoral student, she held an internship in the Islamic Art Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she pursued research on modern European and Persian artistic exchange. She received her B.A. in History of Art and French and Francophone Studies, as well as her B.S. in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience, from the University of Michigan in 2024.
